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Illinois Central Railroad

CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ROUTE

Date
1900-05-01
Restaurant
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD
Place
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ROUTE
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
SUPPER
Physical description
CARD; ILLUS; COL; 5X7;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Oysters$0.20 – $0.30
Queen olives$0.15
Pickles$0.10
Celery$0.15
Fish
Tenderloin Steak$0.50
Sirloin Steak$0.60
Porterhouse Steak$1.00
Mutton chops (2)$0.45
Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.40
Devonshire Farm Sausage with Fried Apples$0.35
Ham, broiled$0.35
Ham with Eggs$0.50
Ham or Bacon served with above Meat or Fish orders$0.15
Mushroom Sauce$0.15
Eggs
Eggs, boiled$0.20
Eggs Poached on Toast$0.30
Omelets-Plain$0.25
Omelets - With Ham$0.30
Lettuce Salad$0.20
Potato salad$0.20
Potatoes-Baked$0.10
Dry Toast$0.10
Dipped Toast$0.15
Hot Tea Biscuit$0.10
Wheat Cakes with Maple Syrup$0.20
Edam Cheese$0.15
Water Crackers$0.10
Assorted Fruit$0.15
Preserves$0.20
Tea, cup$0.10
Cream, per glass$0.20
MILK, PER GLASS$0.10
Oysters, Raw, 1/2-doz.$0.25
Oysters, Stewed, 1/2-doz.$0.25
Oysters, Fried, 1/2-doz.$0.30
Ham, fried$0.35
Bacon, broiled$0.35
Bacon, Fried$0.35
Bacon with Eggs$0.50
tomato sauce$0.15
Eggs, fried$0.20
Eggs, Scrambled$0.20
Eggs, shirred$0.20
Omelets - with Parsley$0.30
Omelets - with Jelly$0.30
Potatoes - fried$0.10
Potatoes - Lyonnaise$0.10
Buttered toast$0.10
Plain Bread$0.10
Graham bread$0.10
Brown bread$0.10
McLaren's Cheese$0.15
Tea, Pot$0.15
Coffee, cup$0.10
Coffee, Pot$0.15
Chocolate, cup$0.10
Chocolate, pot$0.15

Page 2

CHAMPAGNES
Louis Roderer Brut$2.00 – $3.50
Pommery (Sec)$2.00 – $3.50
G.H.Mumm's (Extra Dry)$2.00 – $3.50
Cook's Imperial$1.25
White Wines
Grand Vin Chateau Yquem$2.00 – $3.50
Sauterne$0.75 – $1.25
Niersteiner$0.75 – $1.50
Riesling$0.40 – $0.75
Red Wines
Pontet Canet$1.00 – $2.00
St. Julien$0.50 – $1.00
Zinfandel$0.30 – $0.50
Richmond Straight Cut Cigarettes, package of 20$0.20
Old Rye Whiskey$0.20 – $1.00
Old Bourbon Whiskey$0.20 – $1.00
Old Irish Whiskey$0.20
Old Scotch Whiskey$0.20
Imported, Key West and Domestic Cigars$0.10 – $0.50
Club Soda$0.25
Bromo Soda$0.10 – $0.35
Hunyadi (Janos)$0.10 – $0.35
Dubuque Malting Co. Beer$0.20
Hathorn Water$0.25
Val Blatz Brewing Co. Beer$0.20
Congress Water$0.25
Budweiser Beer$0.20
Manitou Water$0.25
Pabst Export Beer$0.20
Londonderry Lithia Water$0.25
Lemp's Extra Pale Beer$0.20
Guinness' Stout$0.25
Bass Ale (White Label)$0.25
New Hope Whiskey$0.20
Fine Old Brandy$0.30
Gin (Booth's Old Tom)$0.20
Sherry$0.20
Belfast Ginger Ale$0.25
Cocktails (Manhattan, Martini, Whiskey)$0.20
Apollinaris Water$0.15 – $0.25
Creme de Menthe$0.25

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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